Question
Translate the following verbal description into an algebraic equation: half of a number is five
2x = 5
2/x = 5
x/2 = 5
x/2 + 5
2x = 5
2/x = 5
x/2 = 5
x/2 + 5
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The verbal description "half of a number is five" can be translated into the algebraic equation as:
\[ \frac{x}{2} = 5 \]
Where \( x \) represents the unknown number.
So the correct option from your list is:
**\( x/2 = 5 \)**.
\[ \frac{x}{2} = 5 \]
Where \( x \) represents the unknown number.
So the correct option from your list is:
**\( x/2 = 5 \)**.